“Cowboy development is a thing in the past. From today, we want developments that will improve the identity of our City and create public benefits to Honiara residents.” That was the message Chairman of the Honiara Town and Country Planning Board and Deputy Mayor Eddie Ngava delivered to local architects and engineers who attended a…
Land Use Planning is becoming one of the most important areas that communities’need to be well versed with says the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Jimi Saelea. Speaking at the Community- Based Land Use Planning Training of Trainers Workshop which is currently underway at the Iron Bottom Sound Hotel in…
TWO local contractors have been awarded contracts to fix roads in two area of the city. The Rapid Employment Project Sub Component 1A – Road and Maintenance has awarded contracts for road maintenance and rehabilitation on Friday. HEMGRO General Maintenance & Services and J.P Construction will be doing the improvement and maintenance contracts, respectively, for…
THE Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) will be looking at ways to reschedule the Universal Children’s Day celebration in the country from the usual November 20th date. This was revealed by Goldie Lusi, the Director of Children Development division within the ministry when speaking at the Children’s Day celebration in Honiara…
Treasuring children is more than just the provision of basic needs, director of Children’s Development Division Goldie Lusi said. Mr Lusi was speaking on behalf of the Minister of Women Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) yesterday at the multi-purpose hall during the celebration of the Universal Children’s Day. “In our celebration today (Tuesday), we…
A large bridge some 20 kilometers north of Malaita’s headquarter Auki, needs urgent attention, residents said. The Fiu River Bridge links the Northern population of Malaita to Auki and the heavy downpour early this year has affected the road and the bridge. It deteriorated further during recent heavy downpours to a state of near separation…
SOLOMON Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) is currently conducting a cooperate governance workshop at the Iron Bottom Sound (IBS), in Honiara starting yesterday. The weeklong workshop is targeting the Board of Directors and directors of various businesses in the country that are members of SICCI. It is an SICCI initiative to conduct cooperate…
Local farmers of Numbu Community in North Guadalcanal are struggling in their fight against the deadly intrusion of the Giant African snail which have created havoc to their livelihoods. Farmers have said this is a disaster which the community have already felt the negative impacts especially on their food gardens. Women who have used to…
RNZI: The Prime Minister of Tonga has pulled out of a number of high-level meetings due to health reasons. ‘Akilisi Pohiva has spent the last few weeks in Auckland, undergoing medical tests. The Prime Minister’s Office announced at the beginning of the month that Mr Pohiva would travel to Auckland for what was described as…
Christ the King Parish – Tetere celebrated their Patronal Feast with great solemnity, focusing on the Sacrament of Confirmation on the Sunday. The Solemn Eucharistic Celebration began at 10.00am presided over by Most Rev. Adrian Smith, Archbishop of Honiara, with Concelebrants Fr. Albert Lenon (Parish Priest), Frs. Joseph Thanh (Rector of Don Bosco Tetere) and…